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Mingus Plays Piano is a 1964 solo jazz album by Charles Mingus. The album is notable for Mingus's departure from his usual role as composer and double-bassist in ensemble recordings, instead playing piano without any additional musicians.

Mingus Plays Piano
Studio album by Charles Mingus
Released	1964
Recorded	July 30, 1963
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:03
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
Charles Mingus chronology
Tonight at Noon (1964) Mingus Plays Piano (1964) Cornell 1964 (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

1. "Myself When I Am Real" – 7:38
2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:43
3. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 4:35
4. "Roland Kirk's Message" – 2:43
5. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 4:37
6. "She's Just Miss Popular Hybrid" - 3:11
7. "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue" – 4:18
8. "Meditations for Moses" - 3:38
9. "Old Portrait" - 3:49
10. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 3:46
11. Compositional Theme Story: "Medleys, Anthems and Folklore" – 8:35

All music composed by Charles Mingus unless otherwise noted.

Personnel

• Charles Mingus - piano, vocals

Production

• Bob Thiele - producer, photography
• Michael Cuscuna - reissue producer
• Bob Simpson - engineer
• Erick Labson - digital remastering
• Nat Hentoff - liner notes
• Victor Kalin - cover painting
• Hollis King - art direction, design
• Joe Lebow - liner design
• Lee Tanner - photography

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[de] Mingus Plays Piano

Mingus Plays Piano mit dem Untertitel Spontaneous Compositions and Improvisations ist ein Jazzalbum von Charles Mingus. Es wurde am 30. Juli 1963 im RCA Studio in New York City aufgenommen und erschien im folgenden Jahr bei Impulse! Records. Dieses Album mit Piano-Solo-Aufnahmen des Bassisten und Bandleaders, sieben Eigenkompositionen und vier Jazzstandards, fällt insofern aus dem Rahmen seiner Veröffentlichungen, als es kein Ensemblespiel enthält.

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